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Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal
by Clément Melki - December 26, 2024 - 9:14am
Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation...
Pope Francis' sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war
by Clément Melki - December 25, 2024 - 5:15pm
Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the...
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year
by Clément Melki - December 25, 2024 - 9:10am
Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
With a Holy Door, Pope Francis to launch Jubilee year
by Clément Melki - December 24, 2024 - 5:24pm
Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching Jubilee 2025, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
Scaffolding, traffic chaos as Rome readies for pope's Jubilee
by Clément Melki - November 25, 2024 - 8:36am
Rome is undergoing a facelift for the pope's 2025 Jubilee celebrations, but a month before it starts, much of the Eternal City remains a building site.
Women priests secretly ordained in the shadow of the Vatican
by Clément Melki - October 21, 2024 - 10:34am
On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.
Pope Francis to meet sexual abuse victims in Belgium visit
by Clément Melki - September 27, 2024 - 1:53pm
Pope Francis is expected to meet Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the country partially overshadowed by the Catholic Church's dark past.
Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea
by Clément Melki - September 8, 2024 - 6:21pm
Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.
Pope Francis' grueling tour gets into full swing in Indonesia
by Clément Melki - September 4, 2024 - 9:55am
Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a grueling tour of the As...
Pope arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour
by Clément Melki - September 3, 2024 - 4:56pm
Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy.
At 87, pope defies expectations with epic voyage
by Clément Melki - August 30, 2024 - 10:51am
By embarking aged 87 on the farthest journey of his papacy, Pope Francis is doing something some believed impossible -- and seeking to silence those who doubt his ability to fulfil his role.
Pope Francis meets women prisoners in Venice, first trip in months
by Clément Melki - April 28, 2024 - 4:45pm
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the watery city representing the 87-year-old pontiff's first trip outside Rome for seven months.
Pope Francis heads to Venice in first trip for months
by Clément Melki - April 28, 2024 - 9:58am
Pope Francis will visit Venice on Sunday, his first trip outside Rome in seven months, which will be closely watched amid concerns over the 87-year-old's fragile health.
Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message
by Clément Melki - April 1, 2024 - 9:03am
Pope Francis urged the world to resist "the logic of weapons" in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics.
Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass
by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 5:28pm
Pope Francis on Sunday gave Easter Mass with tens of thousands of Catholics at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City before his traditional blessing, as concerns persist over his health.
Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass
by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 11:04am
Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass and a traditional blessing.
Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute
by Clément Melki - March 30, 2024 - 9:44am
Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.
Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars
by Clément Melki - December 25, 2023 - 9:00am
Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.
Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church
by Clément Melki - October 1, 2023 - 10:55am
Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis to appoint 21 new cardinals, looking past the West
by Clément Melki - September 30, 2023 - 11:22am
Pope Francis will on Saturday elevate 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank of cardinal -- most of whom may one day cast ballots to elect his successor.
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